M2.4 earthquake 29 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 29 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Tue, Feb 18, 2025, 6:42 AM AKST (15:42 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 31 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.03 · 148 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 193.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02529aikhl (also filed as us7000peid). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.